Modified Glasses and Audio Headset for Hemisphere Stimulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current treatments for personality and mood disorders, such as psychotherapy and pharmacological interventions, have limited effectiveness in addressing the root causes of these conditions, and existing technologies do not effectively balance cerebral hemisphere stimulation to modify perception and behavior patterns.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising modified glasses that block half of the visual field and direct vision to either the right or left side, combined with an audio headset that emits sound in the opposite ear, to stimulate the corresponding cerebral hemisphere, thereby altering the interpretation of reality and promoting behavioral changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If psychotherapy and pharmacological treatments are used, then patients can manage symptoms and adapt to environment, but treatment effectiveness is limited and root causes are not addressed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional psychological and pharmacological treatment methods with a mechanical/optical system consisting of modified glasses that block visual input to one hemisphere and audio headsets that provide auditory stimulation to the same hemisphere, thereby directly stimulating cerebral hemisphere activity rather than relying on talk therapy or medication
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of sensory input by blocking visual information to one hemisphere while providing auditory information to the same hemisphere, creating a specific pattern of sensory stimulation that differs from normal balanced input and aims to retrain cerebral hemisphere function
2Loss of information
If traditional therapies are used, then patients gain awareness of reality distortions, but personality disorders remain untreated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by using sensory blocking and stimulation devices before psychological therapy to retrain cerebral hemisphere function and modify perception patterns, creating a foundation that makes subsequent psychological therapy more effective in treating personality disorders
3Stability of the object's composition
If visual and auditory information is balanced to both hemispheres, then normal perception is maintained, but underactive hemisphere is not stimulated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies asymmetry by creating an asymmetric pattern of sensory input where one hemisphere receives blocked visual input combined with auditory stimulation, while the other hemisphere receives normal balanced input, thereby selectively stimulating the underactive hemisphere without completely disrupting normal perception
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses modified glasses and audio headsets as intermediary devices that mediate between the external environment and the cerebral hemispheres, controlling and directing sensory input to achieve selective hemisphere stimulation
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AI summary
A system for treating personality and mood disorders, comprising: at least one frame, comprising: at least two arms connected at the right and left sides of the at least one glass frame; at least two lens spaces disposed at the front right and left sides of the at least one frame, wherein at least one of the at least two lens spaces is divided into at least two visual spaces right and left; at least one blocking element disposed on at least one visual space of the at least one of the at least two lens spaces, which decreases the visibility of said at least one visual space; and at least one audio device, which reproduces at least one sound piece in at least one ear, corresponding to the opposite side in which is placed the at least one blocking element.